The Worst Episodes of Coach
Every episode of Coach ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Coach!
Hayden Fox, the curmudgeonly coach of Minnesota State University's Screaming Eagles football team, tries to navigate his way through the sports world, fatherhood and family life without dropping the ball.
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "Coach" is "Can We Go Home Now?", rated N/A/10 from 0 user votes. It was directed by Alan Rafkin and written by N/A. "Can We Go Home Now?" aired on 5/19/1992 and is rated NaN point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Retrospective (2)".
NaN/10 0 votes#1 - Can We Go Home Now?
Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 5/19/1992
The stress of a long-distance relationship troubles Hayden; Luther and Dauber refinish Hayden's game-room floor. Finally the Hayden-Christine problem is resolved when she loses her network job and returns to Minnesota.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
NaN/10 0 votes#2 - Retrospective (2)
Season 6 Episode 27 - Aired 5/24/1994
In this second of the two-part interview with Mary Hart, the show explores Hayden's relationships with the other significant people in his life (i.e. Luther, Dauber, Howard, and his daughter). This two-part series is essentially a greatest moments episode from the first six seasons.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Barry Kemp
6.7/10 53 votes#3 - Isn't It Romantic?
Season 9 Episode 4 - Aired 10/19/1996
Hayden's plans for an evening of dinner and dancing go awry when Christine resists leaving their baby at home.
Director: Jay Kleckner
Writer: Cindy Chupack
6.8/10 56 votes#4 - Blue Chip Blues
Season 6 Episode 19 - Aired 3/1/1994
The Screaming Eagles try to recruit the nations top QB. The players father roomed with Haden in college. After a one on one conversation with the blue chips QB, the player admits he only plays ball to please his eager father whose own football dreams were crushed by an injury. Haden convinces to give the young perspective time to decide his own life direction.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Alan Kirschenbaum
7.0/10 55 votes#5 - Buzzy Money
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 1/27/1993
Hayden is thrilled when Kelly receives a large check from her ex-husband, until he learns her plans for the money.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
7.1/10 52 votes#6 - Turtle World
Season 8 Episode 8 - Aired 11/14/1995
Hayden regrets sponsoring Luther's harebrained investment in ""Turtle World"" when he learns that the animals featured in the attraction are dying in captivity.
Director: Craig T. Nelson
Writer: N/A
7.2/10 46 votes#7 - Save the Wave
Season 8 Episode 18 - Aired 2/20/1996
Hayden rallies support for the team after Doris decides to move the Breakers to Los Angeles.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
7.2/10 51 votes#8 - To Ski or Not to Ski
Season 9 Episode 13 - Aired 2/12/1997
When Doris invites the whole gang to spend Valentine's Day weekend at a ski resort she's thinking about buying, Hayden helps Christine conquer her fear of the slopes. Meanwhile, Dauber runs into his ex-fiancée Judy, which stirs some unresolved feelings. The gang heads off to a ski resort, where Hayden and Christine go their separate ways after an argument and Dauber spends his time trying to hide from Judy after spotting her in a grocery store.
Director: Craig T. Nelson
Writer: Cindy Chupack
7.2/10 60 votes#9 - Viva Las Ratings
Season 9 Episode 15 - Aired 2/26/1997
Luther plans to "invest" his life savings at an Elvis memorabilia auction in Las Vegas, but he gets into a heated bidding war with The Drew Carey Show's Mimi. In the end, Luther and Mimi go from bitter rivals to dance partners in a wild, Elvis-inspired dream sequence set to music.
Director: Jay Kleckner
Writer: N/A
7.3/10 50 votes#10 - Head Like a Wheel
Season 6 Episode 25 - Aired 5/17/1994
On his 49th birthday, Hayden wants to drive a race car.
Director: Craig T. Nelson
Writer: Oliver Goldstick, Phil Rosenthal
7.3/10 48 votes#11 - There's Got to Be a Mourning After (2)
Season 8 Episode 10 - Aired 11/28/1995
Hayden and Luther try to iron out their differences over Luther's relationship with Doris. Meanwhile, in spite of the team's losing season, the coaching staff perks up.
Director: N/A
Writer: Cindy Chupack
7.3/10 52 votes#12 - Bye Bye Burleigh (1)
Season 8 Episode 11 - Aired 12/5/1995
Hayden fumes when the Burleighs come for a surprise visit and then extend their stay.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/10 53 votes#13 - Bye Bye Burleigh (2)
Season 8 Episode 12 - Aired 12/12/1995
While Hayden waffles over helping Howard search for a new job, the coaches see a window of opportunity for scoring their first win of the season.
Director: Craig T. Nelson
Writer: Erika Kaestle
7.4/10 58 votes#14 - Big Brother, Little Brain
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 9/22/1992
Dauber's relationship with his girlfriend Judy is threatened when he becomes a Big Brother to an 8-year-old.
Director: Craig T. Nelson
Writer: N/A
7.4/10 43 votes#15 - Patching Things Up
Season 8 Episode 17 - Aired 2/13/1996
Christine needs to cheer up Hayden after a doctor connects his diminished sex drive to "male menopause."
Director: Jay Kleckner
Writer: Cindy Chupack
7.4/10 49 votes#16 - Sleepless in Orlando
Season 9 Episode 1 - Aired 9/28/1996
When Christine and baby Timothy both become ill, an exhausted Hayden has too much to do while preparing for an important game.
Director: Jeff Meyer
Writer: N/A
7.5/10 131 votes#17 - Kelly and the Professor
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/28/1989
Kelly tells Hayden she had a date with a faculty member, and he wants to know who.
Director: Michael Zinberg
Writer: Barry Kemp
7.5/10 77 votes#18 - Hoot, Hoot Hike
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 5/31/1989
The poetry of football is turned into ballet by Kelly's dance instructor, who envisions a pas de deux with technical advisor Hayden.
Director: Michael Lembeck
Writer: N/A
7.5/10 59 votes#19 - Since My Beaver Left Me
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 10/8/1991
Hayden tries to console Kelly, who would rather tell it to Christine.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
7.5/10 47 votes#20 - Somewhere Out There
Season 9 Episode 10 - Aired 1/8/1997
In this very special episode which analogizes nine years of relationships between friends and family, Dauber believes he is contacted by aliens, and he considers leaving the Breakers, Orlando and Earth.
Director: N/A
Writer: Barry Kemp
7.5/10 47 votes#21 - A Boy and His Doll
Season 9 Episode 11 - Aired 1/22/1997
Howard and Shirley give Timothy a doll, but Luther feels the boy should have more masculine influences.
Director: N/A
Writer: Cindy Chupack
7.6/10 51 votes#22 - About Face
Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 5/5/1993
Hayden tries to convince Christine that she does not need a face-lift to improve her chances in a job search.
Director: Craig T. Nelson
Writer: N/A
7.6/10 52 votes#23 - Why So Happy, Hayden?
Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 5/12/1993
Hayden attempts to recruit Tyler Roberts, the country's top high-school football player from Note Dame.
Director: Alan Rafkin, Craig T. Nelson
Writer: Eric Horsted
7.6/10 49 votes#24 - There's Got to Be a Mourning After (1)
Season 8 Episode 9 - Aired 11/21/1995
Luther muzzles his true feelings about the death of his beloved dog, Quincy, until Doris offers him some advice.
Director: N/A
Writer: Scott Buck
7.7/10 79 votes#25 - Parents' Weekend
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 4/19/1989
Christine is seized by an uncontrollable urge to get a look at Hayden's ex-wife, who's come up for Parents' Weekend.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A